gibbous

• يصف طور القمر أو أي جرم سماوي عندما يكون أكثر من نصفه مضاءً ولكن ليس مكتملاً. ويُستخدم أيضاً لوصف الشيء المنتفخ أو المحدّب.

Describes a phase of the moon or a celestial body when it is more than half illuminated but not fully full.

1. Humpbacked or convexC2formal

   Characterized by a hump or convex curvature, often referring to a spinal deformity.

   أحدب أو محدب

   • The old man had a gibbous back from years of labor.
   • The statue depicted a gibbous figure, hunched over.
   • Medical texts describe a gibbous spine as a sign of kyphosis.

   المرادفاتbulgingconvexhumpbackedhumpedhunchbackedkyphoticprotuberantrounded

2. Moon phaseB2formal

   Describing the moon when it is more than half but not fully illuminated.

   القمر الأحدب

   • The gibbous moon cast a bright light over the field.
   • We observed the waxing gibbous moon through the telescope.
   • A waning gibbous moon appears after the full moon.